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. >> president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there. >> reporter: this ad just released by the obama campaign may preview the president's strategy pointing out foreign policy successes as commander in chief. romney is likely to hit hard on libya. republicans argue the administration's handling of the recent attack there which rutted in the u.s. ambassador's death proves it's time for a change. >> the last couple of weeks with all the problems in libya and the administration's four or five different conflicting statement abouts it may be mitt romney goes in with the upper hand. >> reporter: look for candidates to bring discussions back to the economy as their running natures are doing. >> we're not even creating enough jobs every month just to keep up with the growth of our country's population. we are heading in the wrong direction. he can't run on that record. >> america is not in decline. here's what it is. romney and ryan are in den kneel. >> reporter: -- in denial. >> reporter: vice p
. >> president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there. >> reporter: this ad just released by the obama campaign may preview the president's strategy pointing out foreign policy successes as commander in chief. romney is likely to hit hard on libya. republicans argue the administration's handling of the recent attack there which rutted in the u.s. ambassador's death proves it's time for a change. >> the last couple of weeks with all the...
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but i can't recall a week like the obama white house has had over these past 7-10 days. anything that could go wrong did go wrong. >> the interesting thing about president obama-- and this is a politician who has throughout his career been blessed with good luck-- and that has disappeared at this point. almost everything, as you say, that could go wrong is going wrong. i thought admiral allen was quite right when he said everybody is held hostage. first and foremost is theate president. it's not just the oil spill that they're having to deal with. on problems large and small, everything seems to be going wrong. the jobs report that came out friday was supposed to be much better than it turned out to be raising questions about whether the policies in place are really fixing the economy. little problems cropped up. their offers of jobs to candidates who were competing in pry primaries against democrats favored by the white house popped up. they had to scramble to talk about that. on every front, they seem on the defensive. >> schieffer: let's not forget the israelis and wh
but i can't recall a week like the obama white house has had over these past 7-10 days. anything that could go wrong did go wrong. >> the interesting thing about president obama-- and this is a politician who has throughout his career been blessed with good luck-- and that has disappeared at this point. almost everything, as you say, that could go wrong is going wrong. i thought admiral allen was quite right when he said everybody is held hostage. first and foremost is theate president....
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the change has come as the obama administration works to review the nation's security quickly after the botch christmas day bombing. from now on, airport security will pat down passengers departing from 14 different countries headed to the u.s. they include pakistan, yemen and iran. they are set to meet with their top security advisors tomorrow. >>> meanwhile, things are almost back to normal at reagan international airport. the power outage this afternoon, causing flight delays from al burr cur cue to -- albuquerque to new york. they might have created that hour-long shutdown. >>> causing at least eight flights. >> they came over and they helped us locate the area that was causing a problem. and we have worked around that substation, which had failed. we're going to be investigating to see what happened to cause that. >> reporter: the outage caused at least eight flights to be delayed. >>> well, tiger woods is making some headlines. once again, here's the glimpse at the latest look at tiger set to hit the news stands next week. and the reactions from 9news now. viewers right after the
the change has come as the obama administration works to review the nation's security quickly after the botch christmas day bombing. from now on, airport security will pat down passengers departing from 14 different countries headed to the u.s. they include pakistan, yemen and iran. they are set to meet with their top security advisors tomorrow. >>> meanwhile, things are almost back to normal at reagan international airport. the power outage this afternoon, causing flight delays from...
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. >>> president barack obama will deliver his second state of the union tomorrow night in front of the newly divided congress. the biggest message for the american people? let's get the country's economic engine roaring again. during the speech, the president will lay out some ideas on creating new jobs and strengthening the economy. but faced with a stronger gop, president obama will have to look for some areas with bipartisan support to actually get anything done. >> these are big challenges in front of us, but we're up to it. as long as we come together as a people. republicans, democrats, independence. >> reporter: several determine crams and republicans say that -- democrats and republicans will sit together to see the speech. z and daniel hernandez, you remember him? he is that intern who helped save congresswoman gabriellegiffords' life after being shot in the head. 9news will have complete coverage of the state of the union address that starts at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night and then at 11:00, we'll have reactions from our local legislatures to the president's remarks. we want to k
. >>> president barack obama will deliver his second state of the union tomorrow night in front of the newly divided congress. the biggest message for the american people? let's get the country's economic engine roaring again. during the speech, the president will lay out some ideas on creating new jobs and strengthening the economy. but faced with a stronger gop, president obama will have to look for some areas with bipartisan support to actually get anything done. >> these are...
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obama defeated. obama against newt, against new defeated. obama against sarah palin, your favorite, eleanor. dead heat. >> you know, it's a long way to 2012. the democrats who are going to take this brunt this november are the house democrats and the president came into office. the improbability of him winning the election, i think, got people thinking he could transform all of the problems. there is a bloomberg poll that shows people blame president bush far more than they do president obama for all of the existing problems. they are impatient and this president has had extraordinary achievements. it will take months, if not years for the person on the street to feel that and it's the economic. it's the unemployment rate that is pulling this president down. he in popularity is where president reagan was at the same point in his first term. he used -- >> you think this is reagan, good luck. >> use the slogan, stay the course and it works well for reagan and i bet it will work well for obama. >> do yo
obama defeated. obama against newt, against new defeated. obama against sarah palin, your favorite, eleanor. dead heat. >> you know, it's a long way to 2012. the democrats who are going to take this brunt this november are the house democrats and the president came into office. the improbability of him winning the election, i think, got people thinking he could transform all of the problems. there is a bloomberg poll that shows people blame president bush far more than they do president...
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. >> he stressed his concern for working families and rising debt, blaming the obama administration. he criticized cane for his allegiance to obama and seeking the chair of the democratic national committee while still governor. >> policies and agenda of president obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid, were you or were you not advocating for their agenda? and their agenda surely wasn't consistent with what's in the best interest. >> wiping out al-queda. >> he tried to paint cane as big spender while cane said allen helped create the deficit? >> in voting for the tax increases, the deficit has blonde because of policies george allen pursued while a senator. >> they were asked if they support a personhood law. >> i do not believe the state should define life as beginning at conception, because if it did, the outcome would be the to criminalize contraception. >> i don't see an amendment or life beginning at -- >> they are not the only candidates in the race. six others failed to meet the qualifications for participation. concerning their stand in polls and how much money they raised. anita
. >> he stressed his concern for working families and rising debt, blaming the obama administration. he criticized cane for his allegiance to obama and seeking the chair of the democratic national committee while still governor. >> policies and agenda of president obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid, were you or were you not advocating for their agenda? and their agenda surely wasn't consistent with what's in the best interest. >> wiping out al-queda. >> he tried to paint...
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cheers and applause ] [ screaming ] the only thing i have been to that compares to this is president obama's 2009 inauguration. i was here at union station on that day, too. >> reporter: as for the lines at shady grove, linda substantial linda sandoval says it is a good thing. >> it makes me hopeful. we are not all about hate or being separate. it is all together. >> reporter: in the district, evan, wusa9. >>> we have a little rain out there coming the next coming day. you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. always be you. new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, you're so cold, come in! what's wrong? it's dry... your scalp? mine gets dry in the winter too. try head and shoulders' dry scalp care it nourishes the scalp and... ...keeps you up to 100% flake free head and shoulders' dry scalp care dobecause you've got ams lot of cheering to do! get fast
cheers and applause ] [ screaming ] the only thing i have been to that compares to this is president obama's 2009 inauguration. i was here at union station on that day, too. >> reporter: as for the lines at shady grove, linda substantial linda sandoval says it is a good thing. >> it makes me hopeful. we are not all about hate or being separate. it is all together. >> reporter: in the district, evan, wusa9. >>> we have a little rain out there coming the next coming...
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president obama will head back to the coast tomorrow, and the administration has given bp until this weekend to come up with a better plan. to kill the flow. but what if it doesn't, we'll ask the government point began admiral thad allen of the coast guard. we'll talk to three gulf coast governors whose states are being affected by this spill: haley barbour of mississippi, bob riley of alabama, and charlie crist of florida. i'll have a final word on casting a spell, but first day 55 of the disastrous oil spill in the gulf. captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. we start again with admiral thad allen, the point man in all of this for the government. admiral, thank you for coming. we learned this morning that the president is going down to the coast and then he's going to come back and he's going to address the nation and lay out how he thinks this thing can be worked out from here on in. one of the things we're hearing is that bp will
president obama will head back to the coast tomorrow, and the administration has given bp until this weekend to come up with a better plan. to kill the flow. but what if it doesn't, we'll ask the government point began admiral thad allen of the coast guard. we'll talk to three gulf coast governors whose states are being affected by this spill: haley barbour of mississippi, bob riley of alabama, and charlie crist of florida. i'll have a final word on casting a spell, but first day 55 of the...
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. >>> president obama is due to arrive at the climate conference in copenhagen tomorrow. but there is still no sign of a breakthrough in talks to tackle global warming. charlie d'agata tells us that the biggest holdout maybe the united states and china. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is trying to break the deadlock in talks to tackle global warming. >> the united states is prepared to work with other countries toward a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020. >> reporter: world leaders are gathering in copenhagen where talks on climate change have hit an up pass. the u.s. is putting pressure on china to cut down on emissions and demanding inspections to make sure the chinese keep their word. china says that's an intrusion it will not accept. climate change activists are frustrated that leaders aren't making more progress. protesters tried to disrupt the talks. hundreds were arrested as they fought with police. danish police increased security along the perimeter where the conference is held and are only allowing a small number of demonstrators to ga
. >>> president obama is due to arrive at the climate conference in copenhagen tomorrow. but there is still no sign of a breakthrough in talks to tackle global warming. charlie d'agata tells us that the biggest holdout maybe the united states and china. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is trying to break the deadlock in talks to tackle global warming. >> the united states is prepared to work with other countries toward a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a...
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. >> reporter: president obama favors letting the bush era tax cuts expire for those making $250,000 or more. tim kaine wants the threshold raised to income levels at five hundred thousand and put the revenue towards -- at 500,000 put the revenue towards reducing budget cut in defense and domestic spending. >> if we let the bush tax cut expire over 500,000, we don't have to make a trillion dollars worth of cuts. we have to make $500 billion worth of cuts. >> to me it's wrong. the paramount responsibility of the federal government is national defense. what's needed is these cuts need to be stopped. respect allen is opposed to tax increases. >> we have a weak fragile economy. raising taxes doesn't create more jobs. >> both candidates' positions are closely aligned with their party's presidential candidates. neither allen nor mitt romney give details of what they might cut to balance the budget since they're opposed to raising taxes. allen says allowing more coal mining and offshore drilling will create a manufacturing renaissance, as he says, and make tax increases unnecessary. >>> wel
. >> reporter: president obama favors letting the bush era tax cuts expire for those making $250,000 or more. tim kaine wants the threshold raised to income levels at five hundred thousand and put the revenue towards -- at 500,000 put the revenue towards reducing budget cut in defense and domestic spending. >> if we let the bush tax cut expire over 500,000, we don't have to make a trillion dollars worth of cuts. we have to make $500 billion worth of cuts. >> to me it's wrong....
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president obama's back at the white house. he and leaders from the world's largest economies spent their time focusing on ways to try to keep the financial crisis which is rocking europe from spreading across the globe. the leaders are leaving the summit without announcing any definitive plan of attack. >> over the last two days, european leaders here in cabos have made it clear that they understand the stakes and they pledged to take the actions needed to address this crisis and restore confidence, stability, and growth. >> european leaders are scheduled to have an economic summit of their own at the end of this month. >>> campaign news, republican presidential candidate mitt romney says he is considering florida senator marco rubio as a vice presidential running mate. romney made that announcement last night in response to several news reports. those reports said unnamed advisors -- [ inaudible ] >>> attorney general eric holder could be held in contempt of congress today uns will he provides more documents connected to that
president obama's back at the white house. he and leaders from the world's largest economies spent their time focusing on ways to try to keep the financial crisis which is rocking europe from spreading across the globe. the leaders are leaving the summit without announcing any definitive plan of attack. >> over the last two days, european leaders here in cabos have made it clear that they understand the stakes and they pledged to take the actions needed to address this crisis and restore...
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the mayor of the town, they were out there as president obama was found hanging from the building this week. and they say that they are shocked by the discovery. they were found on saturday morning, right alodge -- right along main street. it's the former hometown, excuse me, the hometown of the former president, jimmie carter. and that was hanging in front of the official sign honoring president carter holding another sign with president obama as well. the secret service is investigating. >>> and now to an update on the custody battle between a virginia opl and her former -- woman and her former lesbian partner. filing for an emergency content looking to find lisa miller. last week, miller was ordered to turn in the couple's 7-year-old daughter to jenkins parents in falls church, but she never showed up with the child. >>> celebrating a new record. a look at the new building that is being now called the tallest in the world. >>> and plus, topper is back with that full forecast. so keep it right here. welcome to progressive.com. you must be looking for motorcycle insurance. you're good
the mayor of the town, they were out there as president obama was found hanging from the building this week. and they say that they are shocked by the discovery. they were found on saturday morning, right alodge -- right along main street. it's the former hometown, excuse me, the hometown of the former president, jimmie carter. and that was hanging in front of the official sign honoring president carter holding another sign with president obama as well. the secret service is investigating....
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president obama plans to attend. >>> and d.c. sniper john allen muhammad is scheduled to be excited tonight in virginia. the supreme court rejected a final appeal yesterday. >>> former president bill clinton visits capitol hill today to discuss health care reform. mr. clinton will meet with senate democrats as they consider what should be in the senate version of the health care overhaul bill. it faces an uncertain future because of strong republican opposition to a public option for health insurance. >>> and any final bill on health care reform will have to combine both senate and house versions. but there are new problems with the bill the house passed over the weekend. nancy cordes reports. >>. >> i object. i object. i object. >> reporter: the latest controversy threatening to derail health care reform isn't over the public option or pre-existing conditions. it is over abortion rights. an issue that came out of nowhere to take over the debate. >> i remember the days of back alley abortions and this amendment takes us one accep
president obama plans to attend. >>> and d.c. sniper john allen muhammad is scheduled to be excited tonight in virginia. the supreme court rejected a final appeal yesterday. >>> former president bill clinton visits capitol hill today to discuss health care reform. mr. clinton will meet with senate democrats as they consider what should be in the senate version of the health care overhaul bill. it faces an uncertain future because of strong republican opposition to a public...
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. >>> the clock is winding down ahead of president obama's state of the union speech. his aids will not give too detailed of a preview, but some of his ideas could facing strong resistance as republicans are standing firm on their promise to slash government spending. >> reporter: president huddled -- president obama huddled with his advisors as he goes over the state of the union speech line by line. they came together, but by the best efforts, the spokesman won't reveal what is all in it. >> we have a weird thing about the president giving a speech. >> reporter: the white house aid did say that he will lay out his ideas on creating jobs and strengthening the economy. his plan is expected to center around five so-called pillars, innovation, education, infrastructure, deficit reduction, and reforming government. one of the key words to listen for on tuesday night when the president comes up here to capitol hill is investing. that's how the president will portray his new proposals. republicans say it's just a new word for spending, and they are against it. >> the best s
. >>> the clock is winding down ahead of president obama's state of the union speech. his aids will not give too detailed of a preview, but some of his ideas could facing strong resistance as republicans are standing firm on their promise to slash government spending. >> reporter: president huddled -- president obama huddled with his advisors as he goes over the state of the union speech line by line. they came together, but by the best efforts, the spokesman won't reveal what is...
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that's a big constituency for barack obama. and an increasing number of hispanic voters. >> let's talk about other states. because virginia is not the only battleground state and apparently not the only state where you believe senate races could be key to looking at what happened in the presidential race. >> we are tracking 12 swing states in our u.s.a. today. and six of them have competitive senate races. races in the senate that could go one way or the other. that means the fate of the senate and the fate of the white house may be more closely linked than usual. >> in other words, right now one of the bull walks is he can count on the senate to stop things from happening. it looks like they will be obama still has a democratic senate or there's president romney and he has a republican senate. >> we know democrats have a lot of challenges in senate races. a year ago, we would have said it would be hard. things look better now in some states. so i think we're at a stage where we don't know which way the senate is going to go. >
that's a big constituency for barack obama. and an increasing number of hispanic voters. >> let's talk about other states. because virginia is not the only battleground state and apparently not the only state where you believe senate races could be key to looking at what happened in the presidential race. >> we are tracking 12 swing states in our u.s.a. today. and six of them have competitive senate races. races in the senate that could go one way or the other. that means the fate...
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i don't think president obama understands that. i don't think he understands. [ cheers and applause ] >> i don't think think he understands why our economy is the most successful in the world. i don't think he understands america. >> and i believe that if president obama is reelected after this mess, that eight years of obama will truly make the country dramatically more difficult and have dramatically greater problem. >> the gop candidates will continue their push for support with another debate in saturday -- this saturday in iowa. that state kicks off its primary season in january. >>> 14 years in prison. that is the sentence for rod blagojevich, the former governor of illinois. he was convicted on charges of corruption, including his efforts to sell president obama's old senate seat. moments before today's sentencing blagojevich addressed the judge and he apologized for what he called his own stupidity. he is letting blagojevich spend the holiday with his family. he will have to report in the middle of january. >>> meanwhile ja
i don't think president obama understands that. i don't think he understands. [ cheers and applause ] >> i don't think think he understands why our economy is the most successful in the world. i don't think he understands america. >> and i believe that if president obama is reelected after this mess, that eight years of obama will truly make the country dramatically more difficult and have dramatically greater problem. >> the gop candidates will continue their push for support...
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obama was silent on allen. the same f.b.i. investigation uncovered e-mails between allen and a socialite, jill kelly, who hosted functions for central command in tampa, where both petraeus and allen had worked. based on those e-mails, mr. obama placed allen's nomination to nato on hold. bob orr has our story tonight from washington. >> reporter: the career of general john allen hinges on the content of some 200 e-mails he exchanged with jill kelly. sources say allen was confronted with some of the e-mails by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey. allen's attorney late today issued a statement saying general allen intends to fully cooperate with the inspector general investigators and directed his staff to do the same. alep has told officials he's done nothing wrong and has written nothing to kelly that would preclude his nomination. officials have characterized the communications with kelly as flirtatious, saying they contain nothing of an explicit sexual nature. but one official said the e-mails, if made pu
obama was silent on allen. the same f.b.i. investigation uncovered e-mails between allen and a socialite, jill kelly, who hosted functions for central command in tampa, where both petraeus and allen had worked. based on those e-mails, mr. obama placed allen's nomination to nato on hold. bob orr has our story tonight from washington. >> reporter: the career of general john allen hinges on the content of some 200 e-mails he exchanged with jill kelly. sources say allen was confronted with...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> virginia's candidates are spending the day in northern virginia for campaign 20 we know. george allen -- 2012. george allen joined a group for a roundtable and later met with the association of realtors. in a little more than an hour democrat tim contain will have a gathering at st. paul church in woodbridge. he held a women's meeting in fairfax this morning. house majority leader eric cantor is set to debate an opponent for only the second time since being elected to congress in 2000. cantor, a re
president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we...
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president obama meets with top ceos tomorrow to discuss the issue. on friday, mr. obama meets with congressional leaders. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo is ask asking the frovd for $30 billion in aid to help his state rebuild following hurricane sandy. two weeks after the storm, tens of thousands of customers remain without power in the hardest hit sections of new york and new jersey. some 55,000 of them on long island. cuomo says the long island power company was not prepared and failed to communicate. >> i'm going to do a thorough review/investigation and a very serious one, and they will be held accountable. for past performance. and then we also have to get smart about this, and we have to make sure that we're prepared for when this happens again. >> this morning, gas rationing in new jersey ends, but remains in effect for new york city and surrounding suburbs. >>> overseas now and the spreading unrest in syria. for the second day in a row, syrian jets struck positions near the turkish border. yesterday, syrian jets and helicopters bombed a rebel-held borde
president obama meets with top ceos tomorrow to discuss the issue. on friday, mr. obama meets with congressional leaders. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo is ask asking the frovd for $30 billion in aid to help his state rebuild following hurricane sandy. two weeks after the storm, tens of thousands of customers remain without power in the hardest hit sections of new york and new jersey. some 55,000 of them on long island. cuomo says the long island power company was not prepared and...
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president obama says it is nothing like the infamous massacre during the vietnam war in which several u.s. troops killed villagers there, but he says this weekend attack won't speed up plans to bring americans home. >> this has been an enormous strain for a decade now on our men and women in uniform. >> reporter: right now, troops are scheduled to wrap up their mission in afghanistan in 2014. >>> tonight, the body of a local marine pilot killed during a training accident in arizona is back home. captain michael quinn was one of seven marines killed when two helicopters collided mid- air near huma, arizona. we were there when his body came back to virginia. >> reporter: the evening was warm, almost like summer. >> we're gathering for a local hometown hero. >> reporter: michael quinn lost his life in a helicopter crash on february 22nd. >> even though he's elsewhere, we're showing support of his family and friends, being here for him what we're here for. >> reporter: today he came home. >> that's overwhelming. it's beautiful. >> reporter: on these streets tonight, a town honored a hero
president obama says it is nothing like the infamous massacre during the vietnam war in which several u.s. troops killed villagers there, but he says this weekend attack won't speed up plans to bring americans home. >> this has been an enormous strain for a decade now on our men and women in uniform. >> reporter: right now, troops are scheduled to wrap up their mission in afghanistan in 2014. >>> tonight, the body of a local marine pilot killed during a training accident in...
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. >>> within less than 24 hours before president obama is due to arrive there, there is still no sign of a breakthrough in talks to tackle global warming. the main sticking points between the united states and china. the world's biggest polluters. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is trying to break the deadlock. >> united states is prepared to work with other countries towards a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020. >> reporter: climate changes activists are frustrated they are not making more protests. disrupting the talks today, hundreds of people arrested. >>> lots of people love a white christmas, but many are wishing all that snow helded our way could have at least waited until thursday or something. bruce leshan is outside of broadcast house with some hopes. you're shaking your head. >> unbelievable, lesli, isn't this? couldn't this have come at a worst possible weekend? all they need to do is to go out and get their shopping done and you add to that, the office parties, even the college graduations going on. now you have a big snow that's coming. >> hey ev
. >>> within less than 24 hours before president obama is due to arrive there, there is still no sign of a breakthrough in talks to tackle global warming. the main sticking points between the united states and china. the world's biggest polluters. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is trying to break the deadlock. >> united states is prepared to work with other countries towards a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020. >> reporter: climate changes...
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the lowest since president obama took office. officials at the white house say there is still more work to be done on the jobs front but insist the later report is proof -- latest report is proof the economy is headed in the right direction. >> we've made too much progress to return to the policies that led to the crisis in thefirst place. >> reporter: in a statement republican challenger mitt romney said -- this is not what a real recovery looks like. if not for all the people who have simply dropped out of the labor force, the real unemployment rate would be closer to 11%. it's a message he's been hammering on the campaign trail. >> we've had 43 straight months with unemployment above 8%. >> reporter: economists say unemployment fell in part because more people have landed part-time work. that's what keenan's done. there's one more jobs report before election day. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >> surae chinn is covering the political scene for us. today she is in fairfax. surae? >> reporter: well, j. c., if anyth
the lowest since president obama took office. officials at the white house say there is still more work to be done on the jobs front but insist the later report is proof -- latest report is proof the economy is headed in the right direction. >> we've made too much progress to return to the policies that led to the crisis in thefirst place. >> reporter: in a statement republican challenger mitt romney said -- this is not what a real recovery looks like. if not for all the people who...
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james foley a terror attack against the united states and national security advisers say president obama is weighing his options to deal with the growing threat from isis terrorists. >> you come after americans, we're going to come after you wherever you are, and that's what is going to guide our planning. >> this isn't a classic army with an order of battle that you can take a look at a map and say this is how many they have. >> top commanders say those air strikes against isis targets in northern iraq have slowed down the advance, but their foothold is really in syria and president obama has been leery from getting drawn into that syrian civil war. but the chairman says at some point the syrians will have to be dealt with. the department of homeland security and the fbi sent a bulletin out warning u.s. and law enforcement today. >> it did not say there was a known isis threat to the u.s. home land, but reminded officers to be alert and aware. >> i'm jim, a university of maryland expert says an isis terror threat in the homeland is real. the beheading of the u.s. journalist by isis, cou
james foley a terror attack against the united states and national security advisers say president obama is weighing his options to deal with the growing threat from isis terrorists. >> you come after americans, we're going to come after you wherever you are, and that's what is going to guide our planning. >> this isn't a classic army with an order of battle that you can take a look at a map and say this is how many they have. >> top commanders say those air strikes against...
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president obama says the intelligence was there, the pieces just weren't put together, and now he is demanding answers. >> so i made it clear today to my team i want our initial reviews completed this week, i want specific recommendations for corrective actions to fix what went wrong. i want those reforms implemented immediately, so that this doesn't happen again, and so we can prevent future attacks. >> airport security is giving full-body pat-down searches to people flying to the united states from 14 high-risk countries. >>> an attorney representing the alleged third state dinner crasher says that his client had every right to attend the event. attorney scott bolden told 9news now's gary nurenberg that his client, carlos allen, asked for and received an official invitation. >> reporter: from whom did he receive this invitation? >> he received it in the mail, and presumably whoever sent it to him, it had the white house emblem on it. >> reporter: so it was a formal invitation from the white house. >> well, i didn't say that. i have not seen the original piece, and we're still inves
president obama says the intelligence was there, the pieces just weren't put together, and now he is demanding answers. >> so i made it clear today to my team i want our initial reviews completed this week, i want specific recommendations for corrective actions to fix what went wrong. i want those reforms implemented immediately, so that this doesn't happen again, and so we can prevent future attacks. >> airport security is giving full-body pat-down searches to people flying to the...
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. >>> from addition to discussing the patraeus scandal, president obama addressed the fiscal cliff and the attack on libya today. it's his first press conference since his reelection. they'll block because of comments she made after the attack on benghazi. >> go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi but to smudge her reputation is outrageous. >> i gathered the families of these brave americans who were murdered who believe that we are picking on any one. >> make a serious debt. >> the president there also talking about finding solutions with congress to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. one way to avoid it so to extend the tax cuts only to those making less than $250,000 a year. the deadline for reaching a deal, new year's eve. >>> well, last night we told you about a hearing today for a washington pain doctor fighting for his right to prescribe the drugs right here in dc. well, things took an interesting turn there tonight when a judge threw out the testimony of one witness. gary nurenberg was there and he was here now with the storely. >> reporter: the governm
. >>> from addition to discussing the patraeus scandal, president obama addressed the fiscal cliff and the attack on libya today. it's his first press conference since his reelection. they'll block because of comments she made after the attack on benghazi. >> go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi but to smudge her reputation is outrageous. >> i gathered the families of these brave americans who were murdered who believe that we are picking on any...
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so the saudis right now are very unhappy with washington because they believe that president obama has just let this go on. president obama says it's not my fight. >> schieffer: we really have no particular interest of note in libya though with qaddafi. i guess the good news is that qaddafi was building a nuclear weapon and he turned over all his nuclear technology. >> that's right. he was trying. he didn't get very far. he turned it over in 2003 right after the american invasion of iraq. and at the same time he tried to settle the pan am 103 issue which was of course believed to be libyan led. but that said, there's no love loss between washington and colonel kadafy. and if he didn't survive this, i don't think he would see a lot of mourning going on in the state department of the white house. >> schieffer: about 20 seconds left. do you see these demonstrations across the region continuing, david? >> you know, bob, the c.i.a. missed this a month ago when they thought that tunisia wouldn't spread to egypt. i think now all of the common wisdom is the reverse. that this could keep on goi
so the saudis right now are very unhappy with washington because they believe that president obama has just let this go on. president obama says it's not my fight. >> schieffer: we really have no particular interest of note in libya though with qaddafi. i guess the good news is that qaddafi was building a nuclear weapon and he turned over all his nuclear technology. >> that's right. he was trying. he didn't get very far. he turned it over in 2003 right after the american invasion of...
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you're looking at pictures of president obama leaving for the united nations climate change conference in copenhagen. before leaving gop lawmakers, telling the president that he'll need congress to deliver on any commitments that he makes to reduce greenhouse gases. and it is unlikely the senate will support any agreement that does not include china and other developing countries. >>> in tonight's shopping alert, there's always that holiday gift that you must buy at the last minute. they suggest these expensive but useful items that will leave a lasting impression. pick up in that blue tooth headset for $20. and to keep that new laptop running smoothly with a $5 computer cleaning kit. or create a customized calendar for family and friends for just $13. for more holiday gift deals, go to our website on wusa9.com. click on living smart. >>> holiday parties in full swing. who doesn't want to dazzle the fellow guests by licking your vest? the dermatologist says that there is still time for some quick picks to help you look younger, fresher, and well rested. even if you really aren't. anita
you're looking at pictures of president obama leaving for the united nations climate change conference in copenhagen. before leaving gop lawmakers, telling the president that he'll need congress to deliver on any commitments that he makes to reduce greenhouse gases. and it is unlikely the senate will support any agreement that does not include china and other developing countries. >>> in tonight's shopping alert, there's always that holiday gift that you must buy at the last minute....
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today president obama holds his first news conference since being re-elected. he'll meet with business leaders to discuss the budget crisis. on friday he meets with congressional leaders as they work to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to go into effect next year. if that happens, middle income families will see a tax increase of $2,000. the congressional budget office says nearly 3.5 million jobs will be lost and the unemployment rate will jump to over 9% if a deal isn't reached. the white house says the president is prepared to listen. >> fair to say the president also believes -- he's not looking to box himself in or box other people's ideas out as we approach the conversation that will begin on friday. >> republicans want to hold the line on income tax rates and force bigger spending reductions. >>> on capitol hill today lawmakers will question the head of the pharmacy that's at the heart of the deadly meningitis outbreak. turns out federal health inspectors wanted to hut down the new england compounding center until it cleaned up its operati
today president obama holds his first news conference since being re-elected. he'll meet with business leaders to discuss the budget crisis. on friday he meets with congressional leaders as they work to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to go into effect next year. if that happens, middle income families will see a tax increase of $2,000. the congressional budget office says nearly 3.5 million jobs will be lost and the unemployment rate will jump to over 9% if a deal isn't...
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is one of many openings in the obama administration. the secretaries of state, treasury, and defense would all like to leave. so what who's coming in? nancy cordes is at the white house for us tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, white house officials told me today that u.n. ambassador susan rice is the front-winner to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state despite some strong opposition from some republicans. the 47-year-old u.n. ambassador is a close confidante of president obama, a former rhodes scholar who served as an assistant secretary of state under president clinton. she came under fire from republicans for what she said five days after the attack in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans. here was race on "face the nation." >> we do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: that would later prove to be untrue, though the white house insisted rice was working off the c.i.a.'s best information at the time. several republicans on the senate foreign
is one of many openings in the obama administration. the secretaries of state, treasury, and defense would all like to leave. so what who's coming in? nancy cordes is at the white house for us tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, white house officials told me today that u.n. ambassador susan rice is the front-winner to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state despite some strong opposition from some republicans. the 47-year-old u.n. ambassador is a close confidante of president obama,...
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this is barack obama bash and everybody here voted democratic for barack obama. they're expecting another big party tonight. we'll find out win or lose. this is the place to be in the district. turnout here is incredibly high this evening. if you're at the polling places right now, you'll be able to vote. they'll set up voting personnel. if you set up in front of the voting, it will be after 8:00. 14th and bee street northwest. they expect to be celebrating another win for barack obama. we'll see.
this is barack obama bash and everybody here voted democratic for barack obama. they're expecting another big party tonight. we'll find out win or lose. this is the place to be in the district. turnout here is incredibly high this evening. if you're at the polling places right now, you'll be able to vote. they'll set up voting personnel. if you set up in front of the voting, it will be after 8:00. 14th and bee street northwest. they expect to be celebrating another win for barack obama. we'll...
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president obama naming an appeals court from bethesda, as his nominee. the president calling merric garland, one of the nation's sharpest legal minds. and urged the republican senate not to let partisan strife block their consideration. andrea mccarren, the only reporter there in the rose garden this morning for the ceremony. >> reporter: adam, judge garland is well known and well liked in d.c. as you mentioned, he's a married father of 2 from bethesda, who left a lu of public service. >> this is the greatest honor of my life, other than my wife agreeing to marry me 20 years ago. >> reporter: he choked back tears as has wife and young daughter looked on. >> people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. >> reporter: the 63-year-old chicago native is the chief judge for the court of appeals in d.c. he built a career going after corrupt politicians and violent criminals. the harvard graduate and law school graduate, led the investigation on the oklahoma bombing suspect. >> he is the right man for the job. he d
president obama naming an appeals court from bethesda, as his nominee. the president calling merric garland, one of the nation's sharpest legal minds. and urged the republican senate not to let partisan strife block their consideration. andrea mccarren, the only reporter there in the rose garden this morning for the ceremony. >> reporter: adam, judge garland is well known and well liked in d.c. as you mentioned, he's a married father of 2 from bethesda, who left a lu of public service....
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president obama led the service and promised that the killer will be met with justice. mr. obama also met privately with the wounded and families of dead. >>> now, hasan is scheduled to be tried in military court. he's still in the hospital in stable condition. but he's awake and now able to speak. no word yet, though, when investigators will get to question him. army officials have also confirmed he seemed to have acted alone without outside direction. >>> new at 11:00, a marine from maryland as died while serving in afghanistan. 26-year-old sergeant charles cartwright of union bridge died on saturday. he was assigned to the first marine special operations battalion. the u.s. marine corps command in california. cartwright's declaration include two purple hearts and two combat action ribbons. >>> looking at headlines across the nation, tonight a deadly workplace shooting in a suburb of portland, oregon. a man opened fire inside a drug testing lab. he shot a female employee and wounded two other workers and then he killed himself. the gunman and the dead woman apparently had
president obama led the service and promised that the killer will be met with justice. mr. obama also met privately with the wounded and families of dead. >>> now, hasan is scheduled to be tried in military court. he's still in the hospital in stable condition. but he's awake and now able to speak. no word yet, though, when investigators will get to question him. army officials have also confirmed he seemed to have acted alone without outside direction. >>> new at 11:00, a...
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president obama arrived in chicago last night. he cast his ballot in early voting there almost two weeks ago. vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. even though the race is tight, obama's team predicts a victory. >> anyone wants to win the national election ought to speak to the concerns of the entire nation. this president does and he's going to win tonight. >>reporter: at a final campaign stop in iowa last night, the president made one last plea for votes. >> it's out of my hands now. it's in yours. >>reporter: both sides know it all comes down to who's better at getting their supporters out in battleground states. begat cheban, cbs news, chicago. >>> and it looks like voter turnout is huge for the presidential election and there are some big races on the ballot in washington d.c. some people are waiting in line for hours in order to cast their ballots. bruce johnson joins us now from american elementary school in northwest washington. -- from merch elementary school in northwest washington. >
president obama arrived in chicago last night. he cast his ballot in early voting there almost two weeks ago. vice president joe biden voted this morning in his home state of delaware. even though the race is tight, obama's team predicts a victory. >> anyone wants to win the national election ought to speak to the concerns of the entire nation. this president does and he's going to win tonight. >>reporter: at a final campaign stop in iowa last night, the president made one last plea...
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democratic congresswoman eleanor holmes norton holding president obama's feet to the fire. >> she is pushing a house bill that would allow the district to use locally raised money during the next few months and today at the white house things got heated. ken molistina caught up with the d.c. delegate in the northwest this evening. >> reporter: she was over here at may flower hotel for a different event. but she was only a few blocks away from here at the white house. just like you mentioned, she was one of 200 house democrats meeting with the president, an intimate meeting with them. she was one of the few able to speak to the president directly. when she was given the opportunity to talk to the president and ask questions, she said she ham earped him on a d.c. budget running on emergency funds that is set to run out soon. here is what she had to say. >> i said to this president, mr. president, the district is running out of money to operate this city. what do we do then? and he stopped and he said, well, we're not there yet. >> it demanded a conversation. it demanded me to ask a que
democratic congresswoman eleanor holmes norton holding president obama's feet to the fire. >> she is pushing a house bill that would allow the district to use locally raised money during the next few months and today at the white house things got heated. ken molistina caught up with the d.c. delegate in the northwest this evening. >> reporter: she was over here at may flower hotel for a different event. but she was only a few blocks away from here at the white house. just like you...
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. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll meet with labor leaders. tomorrow he hopes to earn the support of business leaders. friday he'll talk to congressional leaders. the fiscal cliff is a series of tax increases and across the board spending cuts which many economists say could push our country into another recession. congress is also going to be working on the fiscal cliff when it comes back to work today. the house and senate have been in recess since september when legislators took a break for elections. both democratic and republican leaders say they do believe some kind of deal can be worked out before the end ever the year. newly elected senators from both sides will get a chance to meet their new colleagues. >>> the department of defense is investigating america's top military official in afghanistan. >> the investigation is linked to david petraeus, the former head of the c.i.a. >> reporter: general john allen, the man who succeeded david petraeus as head of the international forces in afghanistan is n
. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll meet with labor leaders. tomorrow he hopes to earn the support of business leaders. friday he'll talk to congressional leaders. the fiscal cliff is a series of tax increases and across the board spending cuts which many economists say could push our country into another recession. congress is also going to be working on the fiscal cliff when it comes back to work today. the house and...
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president obama denounced what they called the twisted logic of the shooting. the psychiatrist and them are accused of the murders. >> the veterans and the current troop at the medical army center got a thank you letter from the redskins today. >> wow, that's awesome. that's just awesome for them. >> and that is kind of awesome, isn't it? to sign the football and posing pictures for some of the heros today. >> and tomorrow night at 7:00, join us for a special edition of 9news now when we will salute our men and women serving overseas and other heros here on the home front. >>> that's tomorrow night on your only local news at 7:00. >>> well, the local pastor might be a trouble for them. see how some helping hands are becoming his heros today. >>> and plus, topper is back with that full forecast. we'll keep it right here. you wanted more... you wanted video, and photos... email and broadband... you wanted to run your business from anywhere... and instant messaging, to stay in touch with everyone. you wanted apps to find music, news, or the way home. ok. your wire
president obama denounced what they called the twisted logic of the shooting. the psychiatrist and them are accused of the murders. >> the veterans and the current troop at the medical army center got a thank you letter from the redskins today. >> wow, that's awesome. that's just awesome for them. >> and that is kind of awesome, isn't it? to sign the football and posing pictures for some of the heros today. >> and tomorrow night at 7:00, join us for a special edition of...
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. >> this weekend, president obama inand vice-president biden invite policeman to a special ceremony at the white house. >>> it's a day a woman and her son will never forget. it's their first mother's day together, because decades ago genoa allen gave up her son for adoption. she couldn't look for him, but that didn't stop the son from looking for his natural mother. surae chinn has the story you'll only see on 9. >> reporter: she was just 19 years old when she gave up her 2--week-wold son for adoption. they were reunited and today the rest of the family got to meet andy. the first mother's day jenoa has had with her firstborn son. >> this is andy. he's my firstborn. daniel, my second born. caleb, third. >> reporter: genoa allen's family picture has never been complete until now. >> we love you all so much. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: a few days ago, on a bridge in richmond, virginia, the birth city of her son, genoa allen met her firstborn again, a reunion that took 41 years. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: today is a rebirth for andy and his new found family. >> this is your
. >> this weekend, president obama inand vice-president biden invite policeman to a special ceremony at the white house. >>> it's a day a woman and her son will never forget. it's their first mother's day together, because decades ago genoa allen gave up her son for adoption. she couldn't look for him, but that didn't stop the son from looking for his natural mother. surae chinn has the story you'll only see on 9. >> reporter: she was just 19 years old when she gave up her...
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president obama meets tomorrow with top security advisers to discuss what else can be done to keep the skies safe. janet choi,s which news, newark, new jersey. >>> you can learn more about the increased security measures by going to our web site and you can read the press release from tsa on the front page of www.wusa9.com. >>> still to come, reaching new heights. a new building claims to be the world's tallest. we will see it. plus, the first family is back in washington following their vacation in hawaii. we will have details on these stories and more, just ahead. >>> well, president obama is back in washington. the commander in chief and his family left hawaii early this morning. however, when he talked to the press, it didn't seem that the family was excited about returning to the nation's capital. >> hey, guys. are you ready? >> no. no! >> i'm with you. >>> okay. are we all in? i'm trying to mount a coup here. >> president obama scheduled to meet with his security advisers tomorrow. they will discuss what additional steps need to be taken following the attempted christmas day bomb
president obama meets tomorrow with top security advisers to discuss what else can be done to keep the skies safe. janet choi,s which news, newark, new jersey. >>> you can learn more about the increased security measures by going to our web site and you can read the press release from tsa on the front page of www.wusa9.com. >>> still to come, reaching new heights. a new building claims to be the world's tallest. we will see it. plus, the first family is back in washington...
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is in town to meet president obama next week and b.p. will certainly be on the agenda. >> couric: in other nudes tonight, one way the government plans to pay for health care reform is by cracking down on medicare fraud. tonight, elaine quijano tells us dozens of people have been arrested including doctors, patients, and clinic owners accused of scamming medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> reporter: federal agents pounded on doors across the country before dawn this morning, arresting dozens of people in the largest medicare fraud bust ever. 94 people accused of swindling the government out of $251 million. the operation spanned five cities, including miami, baton rouge, new york, detroit, and houston. all those involved accused of various schemes to steal medicare money. >> if you choose to engage in health care fraud, you will be found. you will be stopped. and you will be brought to justice. >> reporter: prosecutors say the scams varied. for example, more than 3,700 claims submitted for one woman in a six-year period. a
is in town to meet president obama next week and b.p. will certainly be on the agenda. >> couric: in other nudes tonight, one way the government plans to pay for health care reform is by cracking down on medicare fraud. tonight, elaine quijano tells us dozens of people have been arrested including doctors, patients, and clinic owners accused of scamming medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> reporter: federal agents pounded on doors across the country before dawn this...
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. >>> tomorrow president obama meets with intelligence experts to discuss what, if any, changes to make to the controversial surveillance program being run by the national security agency. he'll also meet with an oversight panel and thursday he'll meet with key republicans and democrats in congress. critics argue some nsa surveillance operations trample over americans' right to privacy. supporters say they help keep the country safe from terror attacks. >>> a bill to restore unemployment benefits for over 1 million americans is moving now through the u.s. senate, but realms there say the bill is doomed -- republicans there say the bill is doomed unless congress can find the money to pay for those benefits and that means $6.5 billion. if the senate does pass the legislation, it still faces an uphill fight in the house where john boehner says the bill won't get anywhere there if it's not paid for with cuts elsewhere. >>> this time the control of the virginia state senate is it hanging in the balance. the special election was held today and with every precinct reporting in, democratic stat
. >>> tomorrow president obama meets with intelligence experts to discuss what, if any, changes to make to the controversial surveillance program being run by the national security agency. he'll also meet with an oversight panel and thursday he'll meet with key republicans and democrats in congress. critics argue some nsa surveillance operations trample over americans' right to privacy. supporters say they help keep the country safe from terror attacks. >>> a bill to restore...
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the latest polls show a tight race between president obama and mitt romney. today, romney was visiting cadets at the virginia military institute where he promised to strengthen america's defense. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it is clear that the risk of conflict is higher now than when the president took office. >> polls show voters favor president obama when it comes to foreign policy. he is campaigning in california today. that's where he dedicated a national monument to latino labor leader, cesar chavez. >> he believes when a worker is treated fairly and humanely by their employer, that adds meaning to the values this country was founded upon. >> president obama and mitt romney face off again next tuesday in the second of three debates. >>> and in virginia's u.s. senate race, tonight former governors, george allen and tim kaine, will square off in a debate sponsored by the aarp of virginia and the league of women voters. that gets going in just under an hour, 8:00, right down in richmond.
the latest polls show a tight race between president obama and mitt romney. today, romney was visiting cadets at the virginia military institute where he promised to strengthen america's defense. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it is clear that the risk of conflict is higher now than when the president took office. >> polls show voters favor president obama when it comes to foreign policy. he is campaigning in...
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cbs news, washington. >>> president obama paid tribute to the ft. hood victims at a moving memorial service. ♪ amazing grace >> thousands were on hand for yesterday's service. the president talked about each of the 13 victims, remembering how he or she lived and died. >> their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. their life's work is our security. and the freedom that we all too often take for granted. every evening that the sun sets on a tranquil town, every dawn that a flag is unfurled, every moment that an american enjoys life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that is their legacy. >> the president never mentioned the alleged shooter by name, but said no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts. rifle men fired a final salute. ♪ my muscles just ache... ... all over my body... ...it just doesn't go away. it's so baffling. (announcer) does this sound like the pain you've been experiencing? this is fibromyalgia. chronic, widespread pain and tenderness that affects millions. sometimes i need
cbs news, washington. >>> president obama paid tribute to the ft. hood victims at a moving memorial service. ♪ amazing grace >> thousands were on hand for yesterday's service. the president talked about each of the 13 victims, remembering how he or she lived and died. >> their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. their life's work is our security. and the freedom that we all too often take for granted. every evening that the sun...
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president obama and the first lady joined hundreds of military families to mourn their loss. right now, the president is still meeting with families of the victim from those shootings. >>> no faith, justifying these murderous and praised acts. no just in loving god to walk upon them in favors. >> but what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice in this world and the next. >> reporter: major nadal hasan is believed to have killed 13 people and wounded 29 others in the attack last thursday. he's in the hospital right now and in stable condition. a presentation that he made to fellow psychiatrists at walter reed army medical center has attracted the attention of federal investigators. was it a sign of things to come as audrey barnes is live in the information center with more on this and on that part of the story. >> reporter: that dan hasan was a fellow walter reed man for six years. in june of 2007, he made a presentation for the soup visors and members of the mental health staff. warning that muslims should not be forced to fight other muslims. a warning
president obama and the first lady joined hundreds of military families to mourn their loss. right now, the president is still meeting with families of the victim from those shootings. >>> no faith, justifying these murderous and praised acts. no just in loving god to walk upon them in favors. >> but what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice in this world and the next. >> reporter: major nadal hasan is believed to have killed 13 people and wounded...
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obama's got it. >> reporter: mitt romney said he would pray for president obama hoping he would do right for the country. outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, interesting and the president has said he wants to meet with mitt romney to talk about going forward. we'll see what comes of that. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> hopefully you got a lot of sleep. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. thank you for joining us. hey monika. >> the roads are light and i guess they are getting some sleep. >> that's good and we have weather coming our way. >> yeah we do, wet streets here later on and even if we see some snow flakes here this afternoon in the evening i
obama's got it. >> reporter: mitt romney said he would pray for president obama hoping he would do right for the country. outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> well, interesting and the president has said he wants to meet with mitt romney to talk about going forward. we'll see what comes of that. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> hopefully you got a lot of sleep. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. thank you for...
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president obama donated $100,000 to the group from the proceeds of his nobel prize. mortenson's book, "three cups of tea," has sold more than four million copies and is required reading for u.s. servicemen bound for afghanistan. but last fall, we began investigating complaints from former donors, board members, staffers and charity watchdogs about mortenson and the way he is running his non-profit organization, and we found there are serious questions about how millions of dollars have been spent, whether mortenson is personally benefiting, and whether some of the most dramatic and inspiring stories in his books are even true. greg morentson's books have made him a publishing phenomenon and a sought-after speaker on the lecture circuit, where he has attained a cult like status. he regularly draws crowds of several thousand people and $30,000 per engagement. and everywhere mortenson goes, he brings an inspirational message built around a story that forms the cornerstone of "three cups of tea" and his various ventures-- how, in 1993, he tried and failed to reach the su
president obama donated $100,000 to the group from the proceeds of his nobel prize. mortenson's book, "three cups of tea," has sold more than four million copies and is required reading for u.s. servicemen bound for afghanistan. but last fall, we began investigating complaints from former donors, board members, staffers and charity watchdogs about mortenson and the way he is running his non-profit organization, and we found there are serious questions about how millions of dollars...
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president obama has 274. that is it. it is done. this is the scene in chicago at the president's victory rally. as you can see, quite a large crowd, quite an enthusiastic crowd, having just gotten the news that the president has been elected to another four year term. bob schaffer. >> president obama, despite the state of the economy, has become the first president re- elected since fdr with an unemployment rate this high. >> it's a remarkable victory, and i must say it is a tribute to the strategists on president obama's campaign team. while mitt romney mitt was talking about how he was the expert on the economy, they said every hour we're not talking about the economy and jobs is an hour lost. while they were doing that, the abam ma team was going into the battleground states and defining mitt romney in their own terms. and their terms were this guy is not somebody who's going to fix the economy. this guy is just trying to keep taxes low for his rich friends and that is what did it. >> as we watched the president's campaign rally
president obama has 274. that is it. it is done. this is the scene in chicago at the president's victory rally. as you can see, quite a large crowd, quite an enthusiastic crowd, having just gotten the news that the president has been elected to another four year term. bob schaffer. >> president obama, despite the state of the economy, has become the first president re- elected since fdr with an unemployment rate this high. >> it's a remarkable victory, and i must say it is a tribute...